Karnataka: Lingayat is a separate religion, says CM Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: Karnataka main curate Siddaramaiah said connected Sunday that Lingayat is simply a abstracted religion, a connection that is apt to reignite the opposition’s allegations made during 2013-18 that helium was trying to disagreement Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.Speaking astatine the closing ceremonial of Basava taste run 2025, which was organised by Lingayat Seers’ Association, the CM said, “Caste strategy is rooted successful our society. To uproot this caste system, Basavanna launched a abstracted religion.”The connection comes amid the disorder wrong Lingayat community, which has been divided implicit whether to registry themselves successful the ongoing socio-educational survey arsenic a abstracted religion oregon arsenic a caste nether Hindu religion.While absorption BJP has been urging Veerashaiva-Lingayats to place themselves arsenic a caste and fortify Hindu assemblage successful the state, the Congress enactment has been seeking to task the assemblage arsenic a abstracted religion.In fact, astatine the opening of his speech, helium said helium did not privation to dwell upon a batch of matters astatine the Lingayat normal arsenic immoderate helium says volition soon crook into a controversy. Attacking the caste strategy successful his speech, Siddaramaiah said, “I’m a Shudra nether the Chaturvarna system.

Just due to the fact that I’m Shudra (doesn’t mean) I tin beryllium denied accidental for acquisition and equality. Caste does not marque anyone large oregon celebrated ... Knowledge is nobody’s spot and cannot beryllium denied.

”Siddaramaiah urged the little castes and each those who travel the principles of Basavanna to consolidate towards ensuring a casteless nine successful the country.“(Ram Manohar) Lohia erstwhile said rallies by guardant castes is simply a caste consolidation effort. But rallies by backward castes and the downtrodden is not consolidation, but a rally towards seeking equality. If we privation an adjacent and humane nine past we indispensable consolidate to execute this goal,” helium said.